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Recently we supplied Red Alder 2-1/2″ lumber to a good customer, who “torrefies” the wood in a process passed down through generations to make artists charcoal sticks and blocks. The green lumber is heated to a very high heat,...
Horyuji Temple, the world’s oldest wooden structure, has attracted considerable attention. This building, which has survived a long history of approximately 1300 years, holds the secret to its longevity. Many people have the impression that wooden buildings do not...
“SEWARI” is a traditional Japanese structural timber processing technique to reduce the checking on the finished products.
Timbers warp due to drying and shrinkage. This is particularly pronounced in the heart of the timber. Heartwood timber is stronger than sapwood...
This is a shipment for a local company who are doing a rehab job on a dock…..multiple moving parts, sizes, all pre-cut in Yellow Cedar. All be delivered by Crane Truck and dropping over a ledge directly on the...
Pacific Coast Maple table tops looking good! A client is supplying these to a Hotel in BC.
Here we see Toby dancing in the rain and dreaming of some nice timbers we received today! What a funny face he has…..We have a deep appreciation of seeing nice sticks…..
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Recently we supplied some 38mm x 38mm clear kiln dried Western White Spruce to a local customer who was re-fitting a restaurant in Vancouver. It turned in to a nice clean look on the ceiling and some wall panels....
Canada is 151 years old! Timber Toby and Ruby (CarlWood security team) are all dressed in their finery for the event.
Timber Toby
A customer in Vancouver uses high grade Western White Spruce kiln dried C&Btr clear to make a high end mall pop-up display. In this case it was for Saje Natural Wellness. The design and construction is very appealing and...
Not very normal for us to have 8″ of snow in late February! Here we are loading this stock in a container tomorrow morning. It is Western Red Cedar 1×4 and 1×6 Appearance grade S4S EE random length 6′-12′...
This is Western Hemlock 6-1/2″ x 6-1/2″ and wider flitches, graded as C&Btr clear to a special specification, limited mineral, all Hemlock. Coastal fine grain, this stock is Heat Treated. These are special high grade flitches for high end...
Check out these very nice Douglas Fir pull outs, these are being used in the Canadian market for mouldings/doors/windows and other millwork. Sold as 2×4, 2×6, 2×8 and 2×10 the actual size is 1-1/2″x3-1/2″, 1-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, 1-1/2″ x...
This Western Red Cedar is being exported to Australia, where it will be used for joinery in making doors and windows. This is 2×4 and 2×6 full sawn mixed grain #2 clear and btr in lengths 7-20′. This is...
These pictures are of some very nice Western Hemlock 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″. Straight grain, limited compression, limited mineral. This is being sold to a customer overseas. It will be re-manufactured into finished goods for a home builder who will...
Here is some beautiful Sitka Spruce Fine Grain timbers that will be used to make Masts and Spars for Wooden Boats. These pieces are 9″ thick and 12″ and wider widths and up to 27′ long. Sitka Spruce has...
We have a colleague/customer who uses our Pacific Coast Maple lumber to make ladder treads for rope ladders which are used on large freighters.
These treads look like furniture! They are very high quality for safety (breakage) reasons. When...
What about the 100-mile diet for your wood supply?
We have all heard how popular the 100-mile diet is for the food you buy. So what about for the lumber you buy?
Add the concept that your raw material (kiln dried...
Red Alder is a unique species of wood.
The Red Alder in BC, Canada grows quickly to maturity, being ready for harvesting in 40-60 years. After site disturbance, from prior logging or development, Alder is the first tree species to...
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